expect

vt,vi tazamia; tarajia when do you ~ him mnamtazamia lini? we were ~ing some money from him tulitarajia kupata fedha kutoka kwake I ~ not sitegemei. I ~ so natumaini. (of woman) be ~ing (a baby) wa mja mzito. expectancy n kungojea, matazamio; matarajio; mategemeo. state of ~ancy n hali ya matazamio. life ~ancy n matarajio ya muda wa kuishi. expectant adj -a kungojea an ~ ant mother mja mzito n (candidate) mgombea. expectantly adv. expected adj - liotarajiwa. ~ed income n mapato yanayotarajiwa. expectation n 1 mategemeo; matarajio. contrary to ~ations kinyume cha matarajio. fall short of/not come up to one's ~ations kuwa pungufu ya matarajio. 2 (pl) matazamio ya urithi. expectative adj -a kutazamiwa.